Woodward (WWD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Woodward's (WWD) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.67% in Q1 2026, up 430.0% year-on-year from 3.15% in Q1 2025, and up 11.95% on a QoQ basis from 14.9% in Q4 2025.

Woodward (WWD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Woodward (WWD) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.67% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 430.0% year-over-year to 16.67% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 16.67%, a 430.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 13.33%, up 22.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 16.67%, up from 14.9% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for WWD reached as high as 16.67% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 5.65% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.13% across 5 years, with a median of 11.57% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 592 bps in 2024 and sank 59 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.28% in 2022, then soared by 53 bps to 9.62% in 2023, then advanced by 28 bps to 12.29% in 2024, then gained by 21 bps to 14.9% in 2025, then grew by 12 bps to 16.67% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 16.67% in Q1 2026, 14.9% in Q4 2025, and 12.72% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 General Electric 374.10 Bn 364.75 Bn -3.10 Bn 5.60%
2 Rtx 290.22 Bn 281.92 Bn 9.91 Bn 9.62%
3 Boeing 168.50 Bn 148.47 Bn 2.41 Bn 8.25%
4 Lockheed Martin 133.34 Bn 129.55 Bn 2.45 Bn 24.71%
5 Howmet Aerospace 113.40 Bn 110.96 Bn 854.00 Mn 23.50%
6 General Dynamics 103.29 Bn 98.96 Bn 6.76 Bn 13.87%
7 Northrop Grumman 76.60 Bn 74.29 Bn 3.72 Bn 6.15%
8 TransDigm 73.05 Bn 69.17 Bn 1.51 Bn 19.95%
9 L3Harris Technologies 51.78 Bn 51.19 Bn 1.40 Bn 12.10%
10 Woodward 21.65 Bn 21.15 Bn 315.91 Mn 16.67%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.67%
Dec 31, 2025 14.90%
Sep 30, 2025 12.72%
Jun 30, 2025 11.79%
Mar 31, 2025 12.37%
Dec 31, 2024 12.29%
Sep 30, 2024 12.52%
Jun 30, 2024 12.38%
Mar 31, 2024 11.57%
Dec 31, 2023 9.62%
Sep 30, 2023 7.98%
Jun 30, 2023 6.86%
Mar 31, 2023 5.65%
Dec 31, 2022 6.28%
Sep 30, 2022 6.25%
Jun 30, 2022 6.31%
Mar 31, 2022 6.00%
Dec 31, 2021 6.27%
Sep 30, 2021 6.64%
Jun 30, 2021 6.25%